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Relocating Plumbing Drains in Slab (sink/tub/etc)?????????
We are looking at doing some remodeling on our west central Florida home and have a big question about the plans. The home was built in the early 1980's and it's a block home on a concrete slab. The...
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Setting a programmable thermostat
Is the "cool setpoint" the temperature when the air-conditioner goes on? Is the "heat setpoint" the temperature when the heater goes on? Should the "cool setpoint" temperature be higher than the "heat...
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Comic for the group
Saw this, and had to share it.... aem sends... http://imgsrv.gocomics.com/dim/?fh=41d67c6d66a13ee12d92223911305bfc&w=900.0 http://imgsrv.gocomics.com/dim/?fh=41d67c6d66a13ee12d92223911305bfc
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10 Things your contractor won't tell you
News article: favorite anecdote: When asked why it was taking so long to install a garbage disposal, the worker replied: "When they showed me this morning at Home Depot, I thought I understood." It's...
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Clean Metal Marks off a Porcelain Toilet
I think this was a posted Q many moons ago. For reference & FWIW. Getting metal marks on your porcelain toilet can make it look unkempt and old instead of shiny and clean. Metal marks can come from a...
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Minimum shower area requirements
Hi, I am renovating a bathroom for a new house I'm moving in to. This bathroom has a very small shower, approximately 33x32. Doing the renovation, we are planning on redoing the shower, putting in a...
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Eagle Scout project complete
My son A.J. finished his Eagle Scout project today: construction and installation of the Stations of the Cross on the grounds of Cardinal Ritter High School (his alma mater) and St. Michael's Catholic...
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Driveway sealing... again?
I sealed the 10+year old asphalt driveway on the house I bought last year for what looked to be the first time in its history. I used two coats of Latexite from the HomeDepot. I followed product...
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Eagle Scout project complete!
My son A.J. finished his Eagle Scout project today: construction and installation of the Stations of the Cross on the grounds of Cardinal Ritter High School (his alma mater) and St. Michael's Catholic...
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Scratches in new galvalume roof
I had a new steel roof put on about a month ago. There were a few scratches in the metal, which now have a white crust (zinc oxide?). The contractor is contacting the supplier about it, but I thought...
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Question -- Motion Sensor Light
I'm sorry to bother y'all with this question, but in searching past postings, I found some that were close, but not quite what I need to know. I recently installed a new Brinks security light (model...
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wall anchor repair/replace help
In the bath, we put up one of those double-tier towel racks and, of course, it's 30" long which means I can only anchor one end in a stud...the other end had to go into drywall. Rather than use those...
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Self-Cleaning Oven Power Needs
I am getting ready to purchase a gas oven that is self-cleaning for my 1960's era house. The specs say I need a 15amp circuit for the self-cleaning. There is power to the current unit because it has a...
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maytag wont spin or pump water out
------------------------------------- My Maytag top loader just stopped spinning or draining. It does fill though. I listened to the lid switch and I do hear a metal clicking sound that indicates an...
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OT - 4 ton Floor Jack - Maintenance?
I just bought a 4 ton floor jack at a garage sale. It's very used, but the seller said it works fine. I jacked my car and it's been holding for 30 minutes. Is there any maintenance I should perform on...
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